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Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam · MLA Nilakkottai · AC 130

Ayyanar R.

R. Ayyanar won Nilakkottai (AC 130, SC-reserved) in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election as the TVK candidate, polling 68,580 votes and defeating DMK's S. Nagajothi by a margin of 2,925. He is an M.Com (CA) graduate listed on the TVK candidate list as a party administrator, and a first-time legislator from a tightly contested SC-reserved seat in Dindigul district.

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

Ayyanar R.

TVKMLA · Nilakkottai

Constituency: Nilakkottai · AC 130
District: Dindigul
Party: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Profession: TVK <strong>party administrator</strong>; M.Com (CA) graduate; first-time MLA, Nilakkottai (SC)
2026 result: won by 2,925 votes
Education: 8th standard government school Tamil Nadu government curriculum 1987

At a glance

2026 votes

68,580

in the assembly election

Margin

2,925

votes ahead of runner-up

Constituency

Nilakkottai

AC 130 · Dindigul

Party

TVK

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

Field size

candidates contested

Age

53 yrs

as of 2026

Declared assets

₹41.00 L

ECI affidavit, 2026

Criminal cases

0 pending

declared in affidavit

Education

Highest qualification8th Pass

PostgraduateM.Com (CA) per the TVK candidate-list and multiple candidate-profile databases.

ECI affidavit (2026)

0 pending criminal cases declared in the 2026 ECI affidavit. Total declared assets: ₹41.00 L.

Item	Value
Total declared assets	₹41.00 L

Source: Election Commission of India affidavit, March 2026 — collated by myneta.info (view live page).

Career timeline

Pre-2026M.Com (CA) qualification per multiple candidate-profile databases; joined TVK and was listed as a party administrator on the official TVK candidate roster.
Mar 2026Named TVK candidate for Nilakkottai (SC), AC 130 in Dindigul district.
23 Apr 2026Won Nilakkottai on the TVK ticket — 2,925 vote margin in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election, in a tight head-to-head against DMK.
10 May 2026Took oath as MLA in the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.

The 2026 win — Nilakkottai

Ayyanar R. polled 68,580 votes, defeating Nagajothi S. (DMK) by a margin of 2,925.

#	Candidate	Party	Votes
1	Ayyanar R.	TVK	68,580
2	Nagajothi S.	DMK	65,655
3	Thenmozhi S.	AIADMK	49,924
4	Dr KAILAI. Rajan D.	NTK	8,615
5	Selvam P. B. A. B. L.	IND	763

→ Full Nilakkottai (AC 130) seat page · district: Dindigul

Family

S/o · D/o · W/o Mr. Narayanasamy Gounder. Spouse: Agriculture Coolie.

Party & ideology

Ayyanar's role as a TVK party administrator places him in the cohort of organisational hands rather than externally recruited celebrities — TVK's social-justice manifesto and its outreach in SC-reserved seats sat at the centre of his Nilakkottai campaign. The 2,925-vote margin makes Nilakkottai one of the closer Dindigul-district contests in 2026.

FAQ

Who is R. Ayyanar?

A first-time TVK MLA from Nilakkottai (AC 130, SC-reserved) in Dindigul district. He is an M.Com (CA) graduate listed on the TVK candidate roster as a party administrator.

How tight was the Nilakkottai contest?

Ayyanar polled 68,580 votes against DMK's S. Nagajothi's 65,655 — a winning margin of 2,925, one of the closer Dindigul-district results in 2026.

Is Nilakkottai an SC-reserved seat?

Yes. Nilakkottai (AC 130) is reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates.

Sources

TVK Vijay · Tamil Nadu candidate list — https://tvkvijay.com/en/election-candidates/tamilnadu
Business Today · Nilakkottai 2026 result — https://www.businesstoday.in/elections/tamil-nadu/nilakkottai-constituency-result-33130
Filmibeat · TVK candidate list 2026 — https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2026/tvk-candidates-list-for-tamil-nadu-assembly-elections-2026-full-constituency-wise-line-up-514587.html
Voterlist · TVK candidate list PDF (2026) — https://voterlist.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/tvk-candidate-list.pdf
Election Commission of India · TN 2026 — https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/